Val Dusek’s and Francis Remedios’ book, Knowing Humanity in the Social World
The Path of Steve Fuller's Social Epistemology, https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/978-1-137-37490-5, examines Steve Fuller on humanity 2.0, which Fuller identifies with transhumanism. The book discusses the anticipated changes to the boundaries of humanity based on the impact of AI, nanotechnology and synthetic biology with discussions on the neoliberal political economy, proactionary vs precautionary principles and Welfare State 2.0.
Society itself, at our current very large scale, is an unstable and mainly utilitarian (survival) construct. Transhumanism serves a clear collective utilitarian purpose of enhanced human performance, adding to a (potential) greater collective good. Transgenderism and other personal sexual preferences and identities generally do not. Whilst some versions may even damage it (Derrick Jensen frames this quite clearly > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-NseFg2kno) Others may require high investments of scarce societal resources. Resources generally better invested in other more collective objectives instead of in personal happiness.
But irrational persecution of the unknown also damages society and the wisest policy is that of indifference induced tolerance. The one change we do need to fully collectively embrace to evolve scientifically is to accept that binary thinking has definitely reached its systemic limits. Our Cartesian dualism, thinking in terms of either/or has to be expanded with the upholding of simultaneity of and/and of sometimes even conflicting realities. Something the Chinese are already more capable of doing (without needing to collectively embrace transgenderism). It's why they are leading in quantum engineering.
The only meta usefulness of all non-reproductive forms of sexuality is in helping to reduce the population seize back to land carrying capacities. Something the post-fossil fuel economy rationale will enforce upon us anyway and why the anti-abortion lobby too is totally irrational.
Val Dusek’s and Francis Remedios’ book, Knowing Humanity in the Social World
The Path of Steve Fuller's Social Epistemology, https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/978-1-137-37490-5, examines Steve Fuller on humanity 2.0, which Fuller identifies with transhumanism. The book discusses the anticipated changes to the boundaries of humanity based on the impact of AI, nanotechnology and synthetic biology with discussions on the neoliberal political economy, proactionary vs precautionary principles and Welfare State 2.0.
Society itself, at our current very large scale, is an unstable and mainly utilitarian (survival) construct. Transhumanism serves a clear collective utilitarian purpose of enhanced human performance, adding to a (potential) greater collective good. Transgenderism and other personal sexual preferences and identities generally do not. Whilst some versions may even damage it (Derrick Jensen frames this quite clearly > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-NseFg2kno) Others may require high investments of scarce societal resources. Resources generally better invested in other more collective objectives instead of in personal happiness.
But irrational persecution of the unknown also damages society and the wisest policy is that of indifference induced tolerance. The one change we do need to fully collectively embrace to evolve scientifically is to accept that binary thinking has definitely reached its systemic limits. Our Cartesian dualism, thinking in terms of either/or has to be expanded with the upholding of simultaneity of and/and of sometimes even conflicting realities. Something the Chinese are already more capable of doing (without needing to collectively embrace transgenderism). It's why they are leading in quantum engineering.
The only meta usefulness of all non-reproductive forms of sexuality is in helping to reduce the population seize back to land carrying capacities. Something the post-fossil fuel economy rationale will enforce upon us anyway and why the anti-abortion lobby too is totally irrational.